Database Error Messages

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Updated
Jun 24, 2024

ORA-38737

Expected sequence number string doesn't match string

Cause

The flashback database log is corrupted or is an old version.


Action

If you are doing a FLASHBACK DATABASE, then the flashback cannot be performed because of the corrupted log. A restore and an incomplete recovery must be performed instead.